Game Week - UConn v. Tulane (Senior Day)

[huskysupporter]

I don't agree. Not saying any of the above is perfect but the offense put together by the WRONG offensive coordinator (Diaco's fault) made everything fall apart. If you look at most of the games for the most part the Defense fell apart in the second half both physically (out there too long) and mentally because they knew the team had no ability to come from behind. Diaco has excellent Defensive coaching skills and a motivator of players but he needs a really good Offensive coordinator to be successful. I am hoping he finds that person or he is done.

Defense fell apart for three reasons: (1) having to be on field often due to offenses 3 and out style (2) not having a lot of talent (3) coaches absolute inability to make adjustments.

 

[Confident Carl]

Yeah, I'm calling BS on this right now. And you're giving my screen name a bad rep.

Funny thing is Diaco would probably agree with you and say after watching this bowl of snow nobody should be saying anything nice about him.

I stand by my premis that he really Pucked up big time when he hired Verducci. Carl he's made other mistakes as well but that was the Puck up of the year! Lucky for him the buy out is so high or he would be history.

 

[whaler11]

I don't agree. Not saying any of the above is perfect but the offense put together by the WRONG offensive coordinator (Diaco's fault) made everything fall apart. If you look at most of the games for the most part the Defense fell apart in the second half both physically (out there too long) and mentally because they knew the team had no ability to come from behind. Diaco has excellent Defensive coaching skills and a motivator of players but he needs a really good Offensive coordinator to be successful. I am hoping he finds that person or he is done.

You can say that but the defense stinks and nobody looks particularly motivated.

 

[huskysupporter]

Dan,

After a gut wrenching an agonizing first year which we all got through ( like a baby trying to lift a coffee table ). Diaco's second year was much improved and we went to a bowl. This year was gonna be a lot better with all the seniors and the strength and conditioning. Everyone is tremendously disappointed and angry. Diaco says the fans should be and is equally if not more angry. I know he has got to be disgusted with himself for the coach selection on the offensive side of the ball. He knows he made a collossal mistake. He just can't publicly talk about it now.
I believe the next key hire st OC if it's the right guy will turn things around. Tearing down everything now would be much much worse and possibly prolong the turn around.

How would you explain HCBDs atrocious in game coaching?

 

[Confident Carl]

You can say that but the defense stinks and nobody looks particularly motivated.

The offense more than stunk but the defense was okay and no where near good enough to make up for the sheety putrid pucked up offense

 

[Confident Carl]

How would you explain HCBDs atrocious in game coaching?

He made mistakes, every coach does but when you are always in a nail biter those mistakes are magnified. The last seconds of the Navy game were inexcusable but Bronco Mendenhall did a similar thing against us in the VA game and blew the game. By the way he will probably finish 2-10
this year. He had a 99-44 record at BYU and is 6-4 in bowl games. I doubt that all of the sudden he became a lousy coach.

 

[Carl Spackler]

He made mistakes, every coach does but when you are always in a nail biter those mistakes are magnified. The last seconds of the Navy game were inexcusable but Bronco Mendenhall did a similar thing against us in the VA game and blew the game. By the way he will probably finish 2-10
this year. He had a 99-44 record at BYU and is 6-4 in bowl games. I doubt that all of the sudden he became a lousy coach.

You're delusional too. You have a friend in coach Booby. We're two last second kicks away from 1-10 in year 3, with the best players on the roster all having been recruited 4 and 5 years ago.

 

[Confident Carl]

yes he is a great athlete but he cant do the job, consistently gets beat in coverage and the only reason he hasn't been more exposed is because he is so athletically gifted.

Let's see what the NFL draft has to say.

 

[Confident Carl]

You're delusional too. You have a friend in coach Booby. We're two last second kicks away from 1-10 in year 3, with the best players on the roster all having been recruited 4 and 5 years ago.

Do you watch much NFL football? They usually call a win a win, style points don't matter

 

[Stainmaster]

Do you watch much NFL football? They usually call a win a win, style points don't matter

From my outside vantage point, you're doing an atrocious job defending Diaco.

 

[whaler11]

The offense more than stunk but the defense was okay and no where near good enough to make up for the sheety putrid pucked up offense

The defense is AWFUL. You've lost your mind.

 

[UConnDan97]

The defense is AWFUL. You've lost your mind.

It really is bad. Hard to defend. The worst part of their suckage is that I think the coaching is the major reason why.

We consistently rush 4 or less, we leave 12 years cushions on their WR's, and we get gashed for a minimum of 10 yards a clip. No aggression as a philosophy had killed this D, and that is absolutely on the coaches...

 

[CTMike]

Not a single phase is played aggressively. It's a complete abomination.

 

[Confident Carl]

The defense is AWFUL. You've lost your mind.

According to NCAA stats UCONN'S defense ranked 68 out of 125 in the country in Total Defense while they were 122 out of 125 in Total offense. I said the offense stunk and the defense was okay. The numbers bear that out. They were close to the middle in Total defense and almost dead last in Total offense. That's losing my mind?

 

[whaler11]

According to NCAA stats UCONN'S defense ranked 68 out of 125 in the country in Total Defense while they were 122 out of 125 in Total offense. I said the offense stunk and the defense was okay. The numbers bear that out. They were close to the middle in Total defense and almost dead last in Total offense. That's losing my mind?

If this is your idea of an argument it's not worth discussing any further. Next year when they are trying to come up with 3.5 million to fire your boy after another 2-10 debacle you can tell us just how darn great things are going to be.

 

[Confident Carl]

From my outside vantage point, you're doing an atrocious job defending Diaco.

Kind of a predictable answer but Bob Diaco can't be defended. It may seem like I am but as I have said numerous times if not for the buyout he would justifiably be gone. This program has already be torn down and attempted to be built up three years ago. I fear a total radical change may be more harmful than most people think.

Diaco is a defensive specialist that needs a superlative offensive coordinator to complete the job he started. He messed up terribly with the Verducci hire. For that alone he deserves to be fired. Firing Diaco is simply not realistic due to the economic realities of CT and the current revenue from the AAC. He may have caught a big break. He has built enough infrastructure and recruits coupled with a 3 game battle tested Donovan Williams to turn things around.

The next offensive coordinator will be one of the most important hires in UCONN history. So much is riding on this decision.

 

[Confident Carl]

If this is your idea of an argument it's not worth discussing any further. Next year when they are trying to come up with 3.5 million to fire your boy after another 2-10 debacle you can tell us just how darn great things are going to be.

And conversely if they have a turn around you may have to eat some black bird.

 

[whaler11]

And conversely if they have a turn around you may have to eat some black bird.

That would be great - I wish us all the best of luck - we are going to need it.

 

[Carl Spackler]

Kind of a predictable answer but Bob Diaco can't be defended. It may seem like I am but as I have said numerous times if not for the buyout he would justifiably be gone. This program has already be torn down and attempted to be built up three years ago. I fear a total radical change may be more harmful than most people think.

Diaco is a defensive specialist that needs a superlative offensive coordinator to complete the job he started. He messed up terribly with the Verducci hire. For that alone he deserves to be fired. Firing Diaco is simply not realistic due to the economic realities of CT and the current revenue from the AAC. He may have caught a big break. He has built enough infrastructure and recruits coupled with a 3 game battle tested Donovan Williams to turn things around.

The next offensive coordinator will be one of the most important hires in UCONN history. So much is riding on this decision.

Delusional.

Better hope Diaco can recruit a lot better than he coaches. Signs are not promising.

Alec Bloom
Trey Rutherford
Jamar Summers
Arkeel Newsome
Luke Carezolla
Brice McAllister


Those are the last recruits from 2013 by Pasqualoni. Everybody after is Diaco.

 

[formerlurker]

I give you all credit for pushing this to 4 pages.

18yr season ticket holder here and this was my mindset after last week.

 

[ktuck911]

In order to properly help out our Daily we need a bona-fide OC as well as much much much much better special teams. much better. a return man along with the ability to possibly Blick a kick/punt. None of our needs are currently showing get up as even a beep in the radar of any of our current game plans.

 

[huskymedic]

In order to properly help out our Daily we need a bona-fide OC as well as much much much much better special teams. much better. a return man along with the ability to possibly Blick a kick/punt. None of our needs are currently showing get up as even a beep in the radar of any of our current game plans.

More EggNog less Captain Morgan please...

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

Kind of a predictable answer but Bob Diaco can't be defended. It may seem like I am but as I have said numerous times if not for the buyout he would justifiably be gone. This program has already be torn down and attempted to be built up three years ago. I fear a total radical change may be more harmful than most people think.

Diaco is a defensive specialist that needs a superlative offensive coordinator to complete the job he started. He messed up terribly with the Verducci hire. For that alone he deserves to be fired. Firing Diaco is simply not realistic due to the economic realities of CT and the current revenue from the AAC. He may have caught a big break. He has built enough infrastructure and recruits coupled with a 3 game battle tested Donovan Williams to turn things around.

The next offensive coordinator will be one of the most important hires in UCONN history. So much is riding on this decision.

The ultimate Diaco apologist strikes again.

 

[HuskiesFan1014]

More EggNog less Captain Morgan please...

Reply of the year candidate .

 

[ZOOCONN]

Let's see what the NFL draft has to say.

don't care what the draft says, we'll see where he is a 4/5 yrs into his "NFL" career.